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MASTER'S DEGREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("master's degree" is a kind of...):
academic degree; degree (an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "master's degree"):
MArch; Master of Architecture (a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture)
AM; Artium Magister; MA; Master of Arts (a master's degree in arts and sciences)
MALS; Master of Arts in Library Science (a master's degree in library science)
Master of Arts in Teaching; MAT (a master's degree in teaching)
Master in Business; Master in Business Administration; MBA (a master's degree in business)
Master of Divinity; MDiv (a master's degree in religion)
Master of Education; MEd (a master's degree in education)
Master of Fine Arts; MFA (a master's degree in fine arts)
Master of Literature; MLitt (a master's degree in literature)
Master of Library Science; MLS (a master's degree in library science)
Master in Public Affairs (a master's degree in questions of public concern)
Master of Science; MS; MSc; SM (a master's degree in science)
Master of Science in Engineering (a master's degree in engineering)
Master of Theology; ThM (a master's degree in theology)
